North Kitsap senior Bri Duchemin signed her National Letter of
Intent to play volleyball at Saint Martin’s University next season.
Duchemin, an Olympic League first-team selection, and the Vikings
will play Friday in the Class 2A state tournament.

Here’s what she sent out on her Twitter account today during her
signing ceremony at NK.

A veteran and rookie are among the top seeds heading into the
Class 2A West Central District swimming and diving championships on
Saturday.

Klahowya senior Kira Crane earned the No. 1 spot after Friday’s
preliminaries at Hazen HS in the 200-yard freestyle in 2 minutes,
0.27 seconds and the 100 butterfly in 1:00.59. NK’s Isabel Hendryx
is seeded second in the 200 free. Olympic’s Danielle Snyder is
seeded fourth in the 200 and in the 500 free.

North Kitasp freshman Eleanor Beers is the top seed in the 50
free, 24.17 seconds, and in the 100 free, 52.60. Both are meet
records. NK’s Dannica Hennings is seeded fifth in the 50 free. NK’s
Isabel Hendryx will be looking for a district title in the 100
backstroke after touching the wall in 1:00.16.

Kingston’s Claudia Velie has the top seed in the 500 freestyle,
5:33.04. She is also seeded fourth in the 200 IM.

North Kitsap’s 200 free relay is the top seed, 1:41.29, as is
its 400 free relay in 3:44.52. Olympic’s 200 medley relay, and
Klahowya’s medley are seeded third and fifth, respectively.

Our game of the week is North Kitsap’s 2A West Central District
playoff game between North Kitsap and Orting. That game is slated
to kickoff at 7:30 p.m. and you
can view it by clicking this link.

2A WCD
playoffs

Franklin Pierce 60, Bremerton 7 (Final):
Franklin Pierce’s Jayman Stokes returned a Bremerton fumble
for a touchdown as the Cardinals lead in the Knights early and went
on to beat Bremerton and end its season.

North Kitsap 44, Orting 21 (Final):
Multiple turnovers helped NK take a big lead on the
Cardinals and the Viking defense is posting a shutout for most of
the game as the Vikings secured a berth into the 2A state
tournament.

Steilacoom 29, Olympic 14 (Final):
Mason Quitevis had a 4-yard TD run to give the Trojans a quick lead
over the Sentinels and Oly’s defense produced two INTs,
but it wasn’t enough as Steilacoom came from behind for the win to
eliminate the Trojans from the postseason.

West Sound teams will be on the volleyball court starting
Thursday as they vie for berths to the state tournaments.

Among them is the ninth-ranked team in the state, North Kitsap.
The Vikings earned a first round bye in the Class 2A West Central
District tournament and face the winner of the River
Ridge/Washington match. The tourney is at Franklin Pierce and
begins Friday. NK’s match is at 7 p.m. A win, and NK plays in the
semifinals at 5:15 p.m. Saturday. The district finals is at 7
p.m.

Kingston takes on Franklin Pierce at 5:15 p.m. Friday and
Olympic plays Orting at the same time. If Kingston and Olympic win
they will play at 8:30 p.m. in the quarterfinals. Losses in the
first round for both teams means they face loser-out matches at
1:45 p.m. Saturday. There are six berths available.

The SeaKing District 3A tourney begins Thursday as Bainbridge
takes on Redmond at Lakeside HS at 5:30 p.m. That is a loser-out
match. If Bainbridge wins, the Spartans play Lakeside in the
quarterfinals ta 7:30 p.m. The SeaKing has seven berths to
state.

In the 3A WCD/Southwest tourney, Central Kitsap plays at 3:30
p.m. Friday against Kelso at Yelm HS. If the Cougars win, they play
at 9 a.m. Saturday. A loss, and its a loser-out game at 7:30 p.m.
Friday against the loser of the North Thurston/Bethel match.

Crosspoint Academy already secured its spot to
the Bi-District 2B tournament this week. The Warriors, as the
No. 1 seed out of District 2, faces the winner of Friday
Harbor/Darrington match at 11 a.m. That tourney is Nov. 5
at Stanwood
HS.

Like Crosspoint, the Klahowya Eagles have been waiting to open
the 1A WCD tournament. The Eagles are the No. 2 from the
Olympic League 1A. Klahowya hosts
Seattle Christian (6-8) at 6 p.m. Thursday in a loser-out
match.

I knew the dance was coming, I just didn’t know who
was going — until now.

West Sound volleyball teams have finally settled on who is
headed to the playoffs and now the real fun begins.

Here’s a look at who is playing on Saturday and what’s at stake
for each team;

South Kitsap: In the South Puget Sound League
4A, the Wolves (6-9) are in a loser-out match against
Graham-Kapowsin (6-9) at 9 a.m. at
Sumner High. If South wins, it will play a fifth/sixth seeding
game at 5 p.m. against the winner of the Sumner/Olympia match. The
West Central District tournament begins Nov. 4 at
Kentwood High School.

Central Kitsap: The Cougars (5-9) open the
South Sound Conference 3A tournament against North Thurston (9-5)
at 9 a.m. at
Capital High School. Timberline (10-4) takes on Shelton (4-10)
in the other 9 a.m. game while Gig Harbor (14-1) and Capital (11-3)
earned first-round byes. The 11 a.m. matches will pit the
lowest-remaining seed against Gig Harbor while Capital will take on
the highest-remaining seed. The losers of the 9 a.m. matches
play for fifth/sixth seed at 1 p.m. Losers of the 11 a.m.
matches play for third/fourth seed at 1 p.m., and the winners of
the 11 a.m. matches play at 3 p.m.

Yes, I know that sounds confusing, but for CK fans know that
your team plays at 9 a.m. and then possibly at 11 a.m. (if they
win) and at 1 p.m. (if they lose the 9 a.m. match). The Cougars are
only playing for seeding into the West Central/Southwest District
tournament, Nov. 4-5 at
Yelm High School.

Bainbridge: The Spartans (9-8) lost to
Roosevelt Thursday in the Metro League 3A tournament, 3-2, but are
already assured of a SeaKing District berth Nov. 3-5 at
Juanita and
Lakeside High Schools. Bainbridge plays Ballard at 1 p.m. at
Chief Sealth HS. A win and Bainbridge would play at 3 p.m. for
fifth/sixth. A loss and they would play for the seventh/eighth seed
at 5 p.m.

Olympic League 2A: The Kingston Buccaneers
(8-8) face Sequim (12-2) at 9 a.m. A win for Kingston and it will
play the winner of the North Kitsap/Olympic match at 3 p.m for
first/second seed. A loss and the Bucs play at 1 p.m. for
third/fourth seed. The NK Vikings (13-1) are the OL2A champs,
again, and play Olympic (7-9) at 11 a.m. The loser of that
match plays at 1 p.m. against the loser of the Sequim/Kingston
match for third/fourth seed. The winners play at 3 p.m. for
first/second. The tournament is at
North Kitsap HS.

Klahowya: The Eagles (7-7) have already secured
their seeding into the West Central District 1A tourney as the No.
2 from the Olympic League 1A.
Klahowya hosts Seattle Christian (6-8) at 6 p.m. next Thursday
in a loser-out match.

Crosspoint Academy: The Warriors (7-7) have
also secured their spot to the Bi-District 2B tournament next week.
Crosspoint, as the No. 1 seed out of District 2, faces the winner
of the Friday Harbor/Darrington match at 11 a.m. That tourney is
Nov. 5 at
Stanwood HS.